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Sech Returns With SECHO GANG as Billboard’s New Latin Music Poll Opens
Sech’s sixth album SECHO GANG leads Billboard’s New Music Latin poll alongside new releases from Maluma, Julieta Venegas and more.
Sech is back with his sixth studio album, SECHO GANG, and the release lands at the center of Billboard’s latest New Music Latin poll, where readers are being asked to choose the week’s standout new Latin release.
The poll, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors, also includes a crowded field of new projects from Maluma, whose Loco X Volver is in the mix, along with Julieta Venegas’ Norteña, Gera MX’s X Amor Al Arte, and Adriel Favela’s COBRA, among others. The spread says a lot about the current Latin release calendar: major names, genre cross-pollination, and enough volume that even a week like this can feel overstuffed.
For Sech, though, the release carries a different kind of weight. SECHO GANG arrives after 2024’s Tranki, Todo Pasa, an album that found him leaning into personal struggles and hard-earned reflection. This new one, by contrast, reads like a reset. Billboard describes it as the work of a healed man, one ready to keep moving forward, and the album’s 13 tracks back that up with collaborations from Ryan Castro, Jay Wheeler and Kris R., among others.
In a press statement, Sech framed the album as a gesture to the listeners who have stayed with him from the beginning.
“This album is really special to me because it’s for my day one fans, the ones who have been there from the start,” he said. “I put a lot of love into every song, and I’m excited for everyone to finally experience it. Secho Gang for life.”
The rest of the week’s releases includes new music from Becky G, Mon Laferte and Lenny Tavárez, adding to a field that keeps Latin pop, reggaetón and adjacent sounds in constant motion. The last New Music Latin poll was dominated by Sebastian Yatra and Augusto Alonso’s “Lo Que Me Pasa Con Vos,” which took more than 98% of the vote. This time, Billboard is once again asking readers to weigh in on what stands out most.
Vote for your favorite new Latin music release below. The poll will close at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, May 18, and results will be published if more than 1,000 votes are cast.
